There is a very brave man buried in Santa Cruz County. The VMI Corps of Cadets fought as a unit at the Battle of New Market, Virginia, on May 15, 1864. Two hundred fifty seven cadets were on the field. Ten cadets were killed in battle or died later from the effects of their wounds; 45 were wounded. The youngest participating cadet was fifteen; the oldest twenty-five.
Could someone in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, please photograph the tombstone of:
George Washington Gretter, VMI class of 1864, Pioneer Cemetery.
If you could find some biographical information that would be wonderful!
A group of Virginia Military Institute alumni are attempting to locate the graves of all of the cadets who fought in the Battle of New Market in the Civil War.
You can visit their web page at http://www.augustagavmiaa.info/new_market_database.htm
Read about the battle at http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/cwnm.html.
They contacted me about my ancestor who was a cadet then, and I volunteered to help them get the other graves photographed, knowing we have so many wonderful people on Rootsweb. ;-)
Thanks,
Sarah Reveley
San Antonio, Texas

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Flo was b. Sept 1899, d. Jan 22, 1975, Santa Cruz County. Last residence listed on SS was Boulder Creek Santa Cruz. It was also reported that she lived in San Jose at some time. Thanks for any help.
Leon

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I am looking for help in obtaining an obituary for:
Noah Thomas Beasely
Born 25 Feb 1883, Texas
died: 14 March 1948 @ Watsonville Hospital
Resided: rural Watsonville, in Monterey county.
Wife: Grace
Any help in obtaining the obit would be much appreciated.

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Thursday 29 October 1998 Santa Cruz Sentinel, p. A-8
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Kenneth Smith
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No services are planned for longtime area resident Kenneth Smith, who died Wednesday at Dominican Hospital. He was 92.
A Denver native, he grew up in Maysville, Ark. His first job was for the Gravette News Herald in Arkansas as a typesetter. He married Veta Gravette in 1931, and moved to Aberdeen, Wash. While in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Smith held several jobs while working at a plywood mill.
The Smiths moved to Pasadena in the early 1940s, where they opened two restaurants. They later built and operated Ken's Lariat in La Canada in 1946. Mr. Smith retired in 1966, and was widowed in 1978. He married Ann Bryant in May 1979.
He spent many years working for the International Kiawanis Club. Mr. Smith was president of the La Canada Club in 1961, and lieutenant governor of division three in 1980. His efforts led to the opening of several new Kiawanis clubs. He was also known and respected for his hard work and sense of humor.
The Smiths moved to Soquel in 1984, to Watsonville in 1986, and then to Capitola in 1995.
He is survived by his wife, Ann Smith; three half-brothers, Burl, Gerland, and Luther Smith; a step-daughter, Mary Bryant; and step-son, John Bryant. He will be buried in Gravette, Ark.
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Bob Lemmon Jr
RAOGK
Santa Cruz County

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I usually save the messages I send, but can't seem to find what I said to Cathy Kuhl. Thanks for contacting me. Henry and Mary Loos were my great great grandparents. I'm a descendant of George Henry Loos, the third child of the nine. He married Lennie Jane Mead and they had four children. My grand mother, Hazel Fern Loos was their daughter. Hazel married Clarence Dooley. They had four children-the third was my mother, Doris Dooley. I have only been working my tree since about May of 2006, since my mother passed away. I was trying to fill in the blanks for the Loos family. That's why I have Hattie Loos Heidloff in my tree. I believe I see your email address on this message printout. So I will send you an invitation to visit my tree, OK? I would also like to see yours, if possible. I found Tina Loos Williamson on the Census 1920. She married Ira B Williamson and lived in Grantsdale, MT then. I found five sons. I'm so excited to find a Loos relative. I live in O!
maha, NE and my email is amyjjohnson_49(a)msn.com. Lets keep in touch. Thanks Amy (Miller) Johnson

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Do you have any years on the newspaper was published?
You might check the Santa Cruz Public Library website for information on newspapers.

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I need someone to search something for me. I am looking for a newspaper that would have been published in a small town outside of Santa Cruz. It would have been a weekly newspaper and would have been owned by Kenneth Smith and his wife. I don't know her name. Anything you can tell me about the paper, the town it was published in and his wife would be very helpful.

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Amy, Cathy Kuhl forwarded your response to her original posting. It's wonderful to have a connection to the Heidloff branch. Henry and Mary Ann Loos were my great grandparents. They had 10 children, 9 of which reached adulthood. I'm a descendant of John, the second from the youngest. Hattie Bell was the third youngest. Cathy Kuhl is a descendant on Mary Ann's side. We've worked together over the past several years, filling in the blanks. Hopefully, we can also share information. Henry and Mary Ann Loos (and 18 month infant Sherman) are buried in Powell, NE. Nearby Mary Ann's father, George Weeden is also buried. The rest of the children are scattered across Nebraska. I've found all of them except Tina who is buried in WA.

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There is a Hattie Loos Heidloff in my family. She is the daughter of Henry and Mary Loos. I am Amy (Miller) Johnson, my mother-Doris (Dooley) Miller, my grandmother-Hazel (Loos) Dooley, my great grandmother-Lennie (Mead) Loos. Lennie's husband-George Henry Loos. (Hank). His parents-Henry and Mary (Weeden) Loos. I remember my grandmother - Hazel talking about Hattie and Dewey Heidloff. I'm sure this Hattie must have been a Loos; sister to George Henry Loos-my great grandfather.
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There is a Hattie Loos Heidloff in my family. She is the daughter of Henry and Mary Loos. I am Amy (Miller) Johnson, my mother-Doris (Dooley) Miller, my grandmother-Hazel (Loos) Dooley, my great grandmother-Lennie (Mead) Loos. Lennie's husband-George Henry Loos. (Hank). His parents-Henry and Mary (Weeden) Loos. I remember my grandmother - Hazel talking about Hattie and Dewey Heidloff. I'm sure this Hattie must have been a Loos; sister to George Henry Loos-my great grandfather.
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Hello,
I'm looking for an obit for Marian R. Webb who passed away January 21, 1984 in Aptos.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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